Phrase guide

moving picture

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A film or movie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they went to a movie every Saturday night
  • the film was shot on location

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: movie, film, picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: product, production, show

Narrower terms: telefilm, feature, feature film, final cut, home movie, collage film, coming attraction, shoot-'em-up, short subject, documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainment, cinema verite, film noir, skin flick, rough cut, silent movie, silent picture, silents, slow motion, talking picture, talkie, three-D, 3-D, 3D, musical, musical comedy, musical theater

History

Etymology

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